Day Trip To Alexandria From Cairo By Private Vehicles

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Tour ItineraryOur Alexandria trip will start with pick up service from your hotel in Cairo, where our REP will meet you with aboard reflecting
your name, then you will be transferred to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicle with your private Egyptologist guide. Alexandria was a center of Hellenism in
Egypt and also home to the largest Jewish community in the world. You will start your Alexandria trip by visiting the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa found in 1900, dated
from the second century A.D. and unique for their plan and for their decoration which is a mixture of Egyptian and Greco-Roman elements. Alexandria catacombs are three floors in
depth and have numerous chambers cut out along passage ways. Proceed to visit other Alexandria ancient sightseeing - the well-preserved Roman Theatre brought to
light after 30 years of excavation work underneath a Muslim cemetery. It encompasses galleries, patches of mosaic flooring and marble seats for up to 800 spectators, only amphitheatre in
Egypt that was built by the Romans; and 25-meter-high granite Pompey's Pillar was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 297 and rising from the ruins
of the ancient and famous Serapeion. Continue Alexandria trip to Fort Qait Bey built in the fifteenth century on the site, and used some of the
stones from the ruins, of the famous Pharos of Alexandria, which was built in 279 BC to a height of 125 meters and topped with a statue of Poseidon and destroyed by an earthquake
some hundred years previously. Lunch will be served in local restaurant in Alexandria, with followed visiting the Alexandria library - one of the great cultural
centres of the late ancient world and contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artifacts of ancient Egypt. Continue to visit
El-Montazah palace finished in a fantastic Turkish-Florentine style by Muhammad Ali in the 19th century and park area covered with palm trees and gazelles. Free time in Alexandria,
and then back to Cairo to your hotel.Tour Includes- Pick up services by our travel REP at your hotel in Cairo
- Transportation to / from Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicles
- All sightseeing tours during Alexandria day trip as per the itinerary
- Entrance fees to the sights in Alexandria
- Egyptologist English speaking tour guide during Alexandria trip
- Lunch during Alexandria trip at local restaurant
- Drop off services from your hotel in Cairo

General InformationPick up details:Our REP will be waiting for you at your hotel lobby holding a board reflecting your name
Pick up time at 08:00Private groups:We offer a private tours for Families and groups from 10 persons and over with discounted ratesPayment plan:- 25% down payment required to secure the booking and can be done online by Credit card, Visa and Master or bank transfer
- 75% balance will required in pick up from your hotel in the tour day and can be paid by credit cards or cashBooking Confirmation:Booking of your trip will be complete and confirmed by your tour designer as soon as we receive the 25% down
payment

Tour GuideAll our tour guides in Alexandria are knowledgeable Egyptologist with at least 5 years experience. Also they have academic
qualifications to make your tour such a success.